Were you at PENSHURST COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL located in HESSLE in 1966? At the tender age of just 61, Duncan Cameron sadly passed away leaving behind his wife – who he met at the age of 16- his 2 daughters and 7 grandchildren. Whilst going through his personal effects, his eldest daughter Lindsey came […]

The Yorkshire TV studios on Kirkstall Road before it changed to ITV. Picture credit: Rich tea geograph wikipedia creative commons. It was a momentous day in broadcasting when Yorkshire got its very own ITV franchise and began broadcasting in July 1968. Beamed around the region from its shiny new studios on Kirkstall Road in Leeds, […]

At the height of his fame, football loving One Direction member, Louis Tomlinson turned out in a charity match for Stylian Petrov at Celtic Park. Cheered on by his adoring 12-year old fans, little Louis was brought down to earth with a bang by Aston Villa’s Gabriel Agbonlahor. The singer had to leave the field with […]

Commercial radio came to the city of Sheffield in the shape of Hallam FM on this day in 1974. The first show was presented by DJ Johnny Moran and the first record played was “I’ve got the music in me” by Kiki Dee. Famously this stuck after one minute and a half! The original frequency […]

The man who first used the word “genetics” to describe the study of heredity was born in Whitby on 8th August 1861. After leaving his home town he studied at Cambridge and in the USA and rose to prominence as a leading scientist in the field of genetics. He first used this word to describe […]

Written by Jonathan Rudd Yorkshire has always been a hotbed for imagination and creative work. In this article we explore five fictional characters which have a connection to the county and have become famous worldwide. 1.The Mr Men Mr Bump, Mr Tickle, Mr Greedy and Little Miss Sunshine were the creation of Cleckheaton born author, Roger Hargreaves. […]

Islington cemetry, where Tiverton Preedy, the founder of Barnsley FC is buried. Picture credit: ElectricRay wikipedia public domain. A group of Barnsley FC fans set off on the M1 down to London for a very special reason…to restore the grave of their club’s founder. Tiverton Preedy was born in 1863 in Norfolk and moved to […]

Former Leeds United midfielder, Sam Byram was born on this day in 1993. Although his birth was in Essex, Byram moved up to York and attended Joseph Rowntree School. He played for the school football team and was spotted by Leeds United, who signed him on schoolboy terms. Byram managed to move up through the ranks of […]

The famous “salt and pepper pots,” which stood proudly at the side of the M1 near Sheffield were finally demolished on this day in 2008. The iconic Tinsley Towers had been part of the South Yorkshire skyline since 1942, when they were built along with five other towers at the Blackburn Meadows Power Station. In the 1960s […]

The Forbidden corner has provided pleasure to adults and children since 1994: Picture credit: wikipedia creative commons Immanuel Giel This unique tourist attraction at Coverdale in the Yorkshire Dales started life as a small wood in the late 1970s, which acted as a windbreak to nearby Tupgill Hall. Owner, Colin Armstrong, along with Malcolm […]

The people of York and North Yorkshire enjoyed the first edition of their new evening newspaper, The Yorkshire Evening Press and Herald on this day in 1882. Inside the two page broadsheet paper was a mixture of court reports, general interest and business stories, including the sale of land for the building of railway workers […]